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Imed Alibi
In May 2025, Tunisian-Belgian singer and songwriter Ghalia Benali performed a concert at Ibraaz, which was part of a programme of musical performances curated by Ibraaz’s music director Imed Alibi. Below we include a short clip from the concert together with a clip of Egyptian-British actor and activist Khalid Abdalla reading an English translation of Ibrahim Nasrallah’s 2024 poem ‘Palestinian’.
Credits:
Oud player: Moufaddel Addoum
Violinist: Bassel Hariri
Videographer: Jon Lowe Productions
Video editor: Youssef Zariyat

Imed Alibi
Urok Shirhan

Friday 14 Nov 2025, 8–10:30pm
3Phaz, Nadah El Shazly, and Jameela Elfaki